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Agnes or Cecelia?

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Izzyathome · 14/03/2017 04:14

Which do you prefer, Agnes Cecelia or Cecelia Agnes? (Sister to Margot as in previous post Smile).

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reuset · 15/03/2017 17:10

Cec i lia

MollyHuaCha · 15/03/2017 15:06

Agnes!

Agnes or Cecelia?
hoddtastic · 15/03/2017 12:02

the kids in Minions are Margot and Agnes aren't they?

Lilly16 · 14/03/2017 22:12

Cecelia Agnes :)

Kazzawazza69 · 14/03/2017 22:03

I don't like either I'm afraid. Cecelia is marginally better. I quite like Cecily as suggested by a couple of others.

Mumzypopz · 14/03/2017 21:14

Yuk.both are horrid, sorry.

Rockaby · 14/03/2017 20:37

Agnes Smile. I like it!

I prefer Cecily, which I love, to Agnes, but don't like Cecelia very much for some reason.

PartyCityGhoul · 14/03/2017 20:22

This made me smile, these were the two names I decided between for my confirmation name about a million years ago!

I love Agnes, it's calm and firm and self assured to me. Cecelia/Cecilia is lovely but felt more fey and girly not womanly. I do prefer Cecily or Cecile.

I'd probably use Ness as a NN for Agnes rather than Aggie.

Pencilvester · 14/03/2017 20:13

Oh, and I think they both go well with Margot.

Pencilvester · 14/03/2017 20:12

I love both, but Cecilia just wins by a whisker.

Cecelia looks odd to my eyes (apologies if this is the usual spelling in your culture).

BarInSpace · 14/03/2017 19:39

Agnes, but I like both Smile

minipie · 14/03/2017 15:57

Not Agnes if pronounced the English way.

Cecelia, or for preference, Cecily.

junebirthdaygirl · 14/03/2017 15:52

Una ( oona) or can be spelled Oonagh is the lrish name for Agnes. Thought it would be nice with Margot

MotherofPearl · 14/03/2017 15:23

I have an Agnes and so naturally I think it's a beautiful name (and not dour or harsh as suggested by pp). She's often Aggie for short. Smile Less keen on Cecilia (either spelling).

Cosmicglitterpug · 14/03/2017 15:23

Ooh, I like both. Probably Cecilia though.

MOISTOWLETT · 14/03/2017 15:20

ToDuk I know what you mean, I thought of The Vamps Grin

heateallthebuns · 14/03/2017 15:13

Agnes sounds very dour to me.

Pemba · 14/03/2017 14:55

Agnes in the English pronunciation is quite a harsh sound.

Prefer Cecilia, sounds pretty, classic, but quite unusual.

MollyHuaCha · 14/03/2017 14:47

Agnes B. Chic and sophisticated.

Agnes or Cecelia?
DramaAlpaca · 14/03/2017 11:43

Agnes goes best with Margot, they sound really good together.

Cecilia (spelled this way for preference) is a much softer, gentler name than both of them.

I'll be singing that song all day now...

goldenrachita · 14/03/2017 11:40

I like both and both sound really good with Margot. I would probably go with Agnes as I feel it has the same 'ungirly but extremely cool' feel as Margot. They would sound wonderful as a pair. I don't think Agnes is ugly at all. It's just not trendy. It has a bit of an edgy style to it, which is very good.

EssentialHummus · 14/03/2017 11:19

Well, I've got the song on now Grin

Joinourclub · 14/03/2017 11:14

Cecilia is much prettier. But for me I can't say it with out singing 'you're breaking my heart' ( it's the Suggs version in my head). I like Agnes. I don't think girls names need to be pretty.

KoalaDownUnder · 14/03/2017 11:05

Cecilia (or Cecelia - don't care about the spelling). I love it, and the nn Celia.

Agnes is an ugly sound.

EssentialHummus · 14/03/2017 11:03

Cecilia with an i, or Celia.